June 15 / 18.00 Hexham

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Good

Clarke Mairs Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £7352.1
  • 2m 0f 48y
  • Class 3
  • 14 runners
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Clarke Mairs Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £21.20
  • Place: £3.40

Form: 5-4

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner (soft) on his fourth and final start in that sphere; showed promise for a long way under a prominent ride on his hurdles debut at Kelso (2m, good to soft) last October; not as good after a break at Perth last month (2m, good to soft; first-time tongue-tie); more needed.
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1st

4

21st Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

16:43 Hexham

Stylish Recruit

11st 8lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Sandy Thomson

Not one to rely upon heavily nowadays but won gamely off 5lb lower here (2m4f, good) in April and his recent C&D second was also a good effort; could have a say.

6/1

2nd

6

6th Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 4

19:13 Hexham

Stylish Recruit

10st 6lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Sandy Thomson

Game winner here (2m4f; from 2lb lower) in April; excuse next time (saddle slipped) but less competitive at Kelso (2m5f, good; fifth, beaten 10l) a fortnight ago; needs to bounce back against rivals with a fair amount of upside.

8/1

5th

8

24th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

15:37 Kelso

Stylish Recruit

11st 2lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Sandy Thomson

Ended a run of rather disappointing efforts when scoring at Hexham last month (2m4f, good) and better than he showed last time as his saddle slipped on home turn; interesting.

5/1

20/1

  • Place: £3.80

Form: 84

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner (sixth start; heavy) in March; well beaten on hurdles debut over C&D last month, before a significantly better effort when fourth at Kelso (2m, good to soft); needs another big step up on that.
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6th

6

10th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 133y

Class 4

16:05 Hexham

Famous Liss

10st 13lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Stuart Coltherd

Irish point winner in March 2024 (3m, heavy); mixed form over hurdles and unseated rider at the fourth when favourite for a handicap on chase debut last month (good); interesting.

9/2

6th

6

10th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 133y

Class 4

16:05 Hexham

Famous Liss

10st 13lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Stuart Coltherd

Irish point winner in March 2024 (3m, heavy); mixed form over hurdles and unseated rider at the fourth when favourite for a handicap on chase debut last month (good); interesting.

9/2

2

14th Apr 2025

Good

1m 7f 133y

Class 4

14:48 Hexham

Famous Liss

11st 13lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Stuart Coltherd

prominent, mistake and unseated 4th

7/1

5/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 756-1 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner (soft); showed promise in bumpers and delivered on that with an improved effort to win a Kilbeggan maiden hurdle (2m, good to yielding) easily last month; looks destined for better things on that evidence and could prove tough to beat.
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5

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

14:30 Thurles

If You Let Me

11st 8lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Maiden hurdle winner earlier this year has been mixing this sphere with chasing and on the Flat since, running mostly well in defeat; fell just short once again on his handicap debut at Punchestown last month; up another 2lb but a leading contender.

7/1

5

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

14:30 Thurles

If You Let Me

11st 8lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Maiden hurdle winner earlier this year has been mixing this sphere with chasing and on the Flat since, running mostly well in defeat; fell just short once again on his handicap debut at Punchestown last month; up another 2lb but a leading contender.

7/1

2nd

2

24th Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 166y

15:00 Punchestown

If You Let Me

11st 11lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Gavin Cromwell

Maiden hurdle winner earlier this year has been mixing this sphere with chasing and on the Flat since, running mostly well in defeat; second runner for yard on handicap debut and considered.

5/1

OUR TIP

Form: 233-11 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Arrives seeking a hat-trick after comfortable wins at Uttoxeter (2m7f, soft) and under a penalty at Worcester (2m, good); should give a good account over this stiff 2m in trying to successfully concede weight all round.
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7

11th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

17:47 Southwell

Shengai Enki

11st 8lb

J: James Best

T: Barry Brennan

Chance on last year's peak form but he appears to have lost his way; quiet so far for current yard.

50/1

5th

4

18th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 4

15:02 Bangor-on-Dee

Shengai Enki

11st 13lb

J: James Best

T: Barry Brennan

Has the form to feature off this mark but in two runs for this yard he's been tailed off over hurdles and pulled up on chase debut.

33/1

7

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

15:08 Uttoxeter

Shengai Enki

10st 6lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Barry Brennan

Ended last season with string of good efforts over hurdles for the Newland-Insole stable; sold for 18,000gns last spring; may have needed his reappearance run here in October but he now returns after another break and this is a tough assignment on his chase debut.

25/1

Form: 5

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
33-1 on debut in a 2m4f novices' hurdle here (good) last month when well beaten (struck into herself); watching brief suggested dropping in trip.
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7

23rd Jan 2025

Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 5

15:50 Wetherby

Westerdale

10st 12lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

towards rear

14/1

Form: 67-

Last run: 102 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten in two bumpers, leaving her plenty to prove on her hurdling debut.
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9

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 5

14:12 Perth

Away She Goes

10st 11lb

J: Edward Austin

T: Paul Robson

Improved form switched to front-running tactics at Kelso (good) this term, winning over 2m then close third over 2m2f; may have more to offer; likely player.

4/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dual Flat winner at around 1m2f (on good to firm/soft; RPR 91) when with David O'Meara; has had wind surgery and changed hands since last seen last October; interesting newcomer to this code; tongue-tie goes on; market check suggested.
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8th

10

(17)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 56y

Class 2

15:45 York

Auld Toon Loon

9st 4lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: Tom Dascombe

Back to form with close third of six at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm) in May; however, only seventh of 16 at Epsom (1m2f, good to soft) last time on ground he should have handled; can be slowly away; others preferred.

33/1

7th

11

(5)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 2f 17y

Class 2

15:15 Epsom

Auld Toon Loon

8st 13lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Tom Dascombe

Failed to figure from the widest draw behind Respond at Chester (went well there previously) on reappearance but a close third of six when favourite at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm) 11 days ago; with a good soft-ground record too, he could be a major player.

12/1

3rd

1

(1)

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

16:25 Windsor

Auld Toon Loon

9st 11lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: Tom Dascombe

Ended his 2025 campaign with a half-length success in Class 2 event over C&D (good to firm) and is only 2lb higher back here; possibilities with Chester reappearance under his belt.

5/1

Form: 36-6

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed some promise when third on debut in a Musselburgh bumper (good to soft) last December; didn't really manage to kick on much further in two more starts in that sphere; dam won over hurdles and fences and he may now be capable of improving as he tackles obstacles for the first time.
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5th

3

9th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

16:15 Perth

Yakaleo

11st 9lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Down the field in his three hurdles but the bumper runs were promising and perhaps handicaps can see him in a better light.

15/2

7th

6

14th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

14:15 Perth

Yakaleo

11st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

in rear

33/1

7th

8

4th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

14:18 Perth

Yakaleo

11st 4lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Nicky Richards

Didn't really progress in his three bumpers and was tailed off at 40-1 on hurdling debut at Hexham (2m, good) last month; this stiffer stamina test could suit on pedigree but he needs to leave that latest form well behind.

12/1

Form: 79-

Last run: 324 days

W: 10st 9lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Runner-up on debut in an Irish point; was involved for a long way on her hurdling debut at Cork (3m, yielding) last summer but well beaten on her only subsequent start; has since changed hands; check the market for clues now she's down in trip on her first run for a top yard.
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11

7th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 149y

19:43 Roscommon

What A Flirth

10st 7lb

J: Miss Georgie Benson

T: Peter John Flood

Close up in a 3m handicap hurdle at Ayr last October when with the Skeltons but has gone 0-6 in points in the meantime.

20/1

3rd

8

28th Oct 2024

Good

3m 0f 70y

Class 5

13:47 Ayr

What A Flirth

10st 10lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

towards rear, headway before 4th, prominent 7th

5/1

50/1

Form: 7

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
33-1 on debut in a Kelso bumper (good to soft) last month, when she was beaten 20l; best watched on hurdling debut.
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10

31st Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Worcester

Dear Dot

10st 2lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Max Comley

Bits of low-level form for Chris Grant and she managed third of eight in a maiden at Market Rasen (2m5f, good) 15 days ago on debut for new yard, albeit 29l behind the runner-up; tried cheekpieces/visor on last two starts; not entirely dismissed in this weak handicap.

14/1

3rd

2

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

17:15 Market Rasen

Dear Dot

11st 4lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Max Comley

Did not make the frame in seven starts under rules for Chris Grant; first-time cheekpieces saw no improvement when eighth of 12 finishers at Uttoxeter (2m7f, good) last month and subsequently sold for £1,000; first-time visor is now applied on stable debut but she is hard to fancy.

50/1

8th

12

16th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

17:10 Uttoxeter

Dear Dot

10st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Chris Grant

Unexposed after only five hurdling starts and ran well for a long way when fifth (behind Killybegs Jet Lady) at Cartmel (2m6f, soft) last month; not out of this if combination of better ground and new cheekpieces helps.

20/1

Form: 49-79

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten in bumpers and on his hurdling debut; much more needed.
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1st

7

2nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

15:50 Perth

Fairly Fulling

10st 13lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

Won off a 7lb lower mark at Newcastle in March (2m4f, good to soft); fair run when fourth stepped up to 3m at Southwell last time; each-way chance.

7/1

4th

9

9th Jun 2026

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:35 Southwell

Fairly Fulling

11st 1lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

Came good over hurdles at 14th attempt, with clear success at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) in March, but ran poorly when dropped back to 2m last month and it's hard to know what to expect from him on first attempt at 3m under rules.

12/1

6

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 48y

Class 5

20:50 Hexham

Fairly Fulling

11st 4lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

Came good over hurdles at 14th attempt, with clear success at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) in March; should be okay back at 2m on this stiff track but 7lb rise demands more from him.

11/4

Form: 6/4-5

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Improved in his three bumpers; dam a 2m hurdler so there is optimism that he can kick on again now tackling obstacles but he may have to wait for other days.
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8

9th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:35 Warwick

Stonegate

10st 2lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Brian Rothwell

Modest form over jumps so far and has been pulled up on last three chase starts; can only watch from 9lb out of the weights.

100/1

11

2nd May 2026

Good

3m 0f 10y

Class 5

15:10 Uttoxeter

Stonegate

10st 2lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Brian Rothwell

14-race maiden who has no worthwhile form over jumps and was pulled up on his last two appearances; can't be recommended from out of the weights.

50/1

14

21st Jan 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 5

14:50 Catterick

Stonegate

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Brian Rothwell

Pulled up/tailed off on all six chase starts and he would be a shock winner from 10lb out of the handicap.

100/1

Form: 4P-

Last run: 157 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dual 9.4f AW and 10.5f turf (good to soft) winner; showed some promise in a Sedgefield maiden hurdle (2m1f, soft) on his debut for this trainer last November but tailed off at Doncaster in January (first-time tongue-tie); has since had wind surgery and returns with a bit to prove.
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4th

3

25th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 4

15:30 Catterick

Mafia Power

11st 7lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Patrick Neville

Far from solid on hurdles form and recorded a subsequent Flat success in a low grade (failed to back it up last time); others preferred.

20/1

6th

6

(4)

15th Feb 2025

Standard

2m 0f 56y

Class 5

16:20 Newcastle (AW)

Mafia Power

9st 4lb

J: Shane Gray

T: Patrick Neville

midfield

100/30

1st

2

(6)

21st Dec 2024

Standard

2m 0f 56y

Class 6

15:10 Newcastle (AW)

Mafia Power

9st 12lb

J: Shane Gray

T: Patrick Neville

prominent

12/1

Form: 40-3

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Not without promise on debut in a Sedgefield bumper (soft) in January; well beaten at Catterick (soft) next time and didn't jump with fluency when a 20l third on his hurdles debut at Market Rasen (2m, good) last month.
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8th

12

24th Apr 2026

Good

3m 6f 121y

Class 3

14:05 Perth

Upfordebate

10st 10lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Patrick Neville

Went chasing last summer and he's won four times from 3m to 3m2f; now high in the ratings but still ran very well from the front at Carlisle last month (3m); unproven over this far and he does race up with the pace.

8/1

3rd

8

22nd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 2

15:52 Carlisle

Upfordebate

10st 8lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Patrick Neville

Perhaps in the grip of the assessor since the last of his four wins this term; Paddy Hanlon's 5lb claim may offer some help but this assignment looks difficult.

14/1

5th

2

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 2f 59y

Class 4

15:38 Sedgefield

Upfordebate

11st 9lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Patrick Neville

Made very good progress in second half of last year, with the last two of his four wins gained over C&D (soft; also suited by good); returned from ten-week break with very respectable effort in 0-130 grade at Carlisle (3m, good to soft) last month and might still be on the upgrade.

11/4

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Payout
Exacta £356.70
Straight Forecast £289.95
Trifecta £1088.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

If You Let Me

Telegraph:

Shengai Enki

RP RATINGS:

If You Let Me

TOPSPEED:

If You Let Me

POSTDATA:

If You Let Me

The Times:

If You Let Me

The Guardian:

If You Let Me

Daily Mail:

If You Let Me

D Express:

If You Let Me

Daily Mirror:

If You Let Me

The Sun:

If You Let Me

The Star:

If You Let Me

Daily Record:

If You Let Me